About Export Proof

When Doug Frey was laid off at age 44, it became an opportunity for a new beginning. With three kids in high school, a wife, and no income, Doug took a leap of faith and bought Desert X-Ray, a typical, mom-and-pop trade-based service company with a few beat up trucks and a handful of trusted field techs. Fifteen years later, the company had grown to over 500 employees.

Export Proof is a handbook for building or buying a trade-based service business that creates good paying local jobs that cannot be outsourced. Distilled from fifteen years of business adventure and some expensive lessons, Doug’s functional, step-by-step recipe for recreating the secret sauce that grew Desert X-Ray to over $100 million in annual sales will give you the confidence to start and run your own business. Doug’s “been there, done that” perspective, combined with anecdotes and down-to-earth personality, make the book feel like a conversation with a mentor. This clear and simple guide for buying or growing your business covers the complicated accounting and legal steps in simple straightforward terms. Export Proof also discusses building a culture for success in the workplace.